chase vs woo

chase is a noun but woo is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chase	Yes	No	Yes	No
woo	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, woo is a hypernym of chase; that is, woo is a word with a broader meaning than chase:

Other hypernyms of chase include court, romance, solicit.

chase (noun)	woo (noun)
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
a rectangular metal frame used in letterpress printing to hold together the pages or columns of composed type that are printed at one time

chase (verb)	woo (verb)
cut a groove into	make amorous advances towards
cut a furrow into a columns	seek someone's favor
go after with the intent to catch
pursue someone sexually or romantically